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11/18 22:27 CST Cameron Boozer scores 18 points as No. 5 Duke outlasts No. 24
Kansas 78-66
Cameron Boozer scores 18 points as No. 5 Duke outlasts No. 24 Kansas 78-66
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Cameron Boozer had 18 points and 10 rebounds, twin brother
Cayden made a couple of big second-half baskets and fifth-ranked Duke outlasted
No. 24 Kansas, defeating the undermanned Jayhawks 78-66 on Tuesday night in the
annual Champions Classic.
Isaiah Evans scored 16 points and Patrick Ngongba had 13 on 4-of-4 shooting for
the Blue Devils (5-0).
The Jayhawks (3-2) were still without their best player, freshman Darryn
Peterson, the nation's top recruit and potentially the top pick in next year's
NBA draft, because of a lingering hamstring injury. Peterson has missed three
consecutive games since hurting himself during a shootaround.
Peterson's absence was enough to make a difference at Madison Square Garden
even though the Blue Devils were less consistent than in their previous four
victories. Kansas rattled Duke with some fast-break points early before getting
worn down by foul trouble and a depth disparity.
All five Kansas starters had at least one foul and three had two apiece in the
first half, and Duke closed it out on a 17-5 run to lead by eight. The Jayhawks
trimmed their deficit to 67-64 on Melvin Council Jr.'s 3-pointer with 4:59 left.
The foul trouble showed in some tired legs. Flory Bidunga picked up his fourth
with more than seven minutes left, and Bryson Tiller fouled out with 3:04
remaining.
Evans hit a 3 coming out of the under-4-minute timeout, and Cameron Boozer
scored four of the eight points in an 8-0 run by Duke to pull away.
Tre White tried at every turn to keep Kansas in the game, scoring 23 points and
grabbing nine rebounds.
Up next Kansas: Faces Notre Dame on Monday night in each team's opening game of the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas. Duke: Hosts Niagara on Friday night. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Kansas: Faces Notre Dame on Monday night in each team's opening game of the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas. Duke: Hosts Niagara on Friday night. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
